German in the UK

Wolfgang Tillmans in the Serpentine

German born photographer and artist Wolfgang Tillmans’ first major exhibition in London since 2003.

arts

Danton's Death by Georg Büchner

New version by Howard Brenton at Oliver Theatre 22 July - 14 October.

theatre

Deutschlandbilder

Images of Germany - the Goethe-Institut presents a two-part exhibition by eight members of the Berlin-based photographic agency OSTKREUZ.

arts

F.C. Delius in conversation with Blake Morrison

Friedrich Christian Delius talks to Blake Morrison about his book Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman.

literature

Thomas Scheibitz exhibitions

Two exhibitions by Thomas Scheibitz, one of Germany’s most important contemporary artists, will open in london this month.

art

Faust at the ENO

The new production of Gounod's Goethe-based opera will be on at the Coliseum.

opera

German 'Sommerfest'

At the 'Sommerfest der Deutschen Sprache' (summer party of German language) the German Teacher award will be presented. All German teachers are welcome.

education

Bikini

Theatre for Young People by Tina Müller

theatre

Play by emerging German writer Dea Loher in Bath

Suite 42 invites you to a vivid monologue - 'Land without words' by Dea Loher.

theatre

Manfred Pernice at the Modern Art Oxford

arts

Schumann Bicentenary: A Celebration

From a discussion on 'Music and Madness' to the UK Premiere of 'Beloved Clara', King's Place London offers a whole week to discover Schumann's work and share his emotions.

music

Kirsten Boie: Books for Children and young people

Kirsten Boie reads from her latest books. She was born in Hamburg in 1950 and is one of Germany’s best-known living authors of books for children and young people.

literature

Goethe on Shakespeare

Globe Education launches a new book bringing together Goethe's essays on Shakespeare in a single volume for the first time.

literature

German authors at Cheltenham Literary Festival

German guests include thriller writer Schenkel and Schlink, best-selling author of 'The Reader'

literature

new german art

Bringing together a selection of their nation-wide network, two London-based artist/curators present a range of some of the most exciting emerging artists from Germany.

arts

Shakespeare: A German writer

As part of the "Shakespeare is German" seasoned actors will read extracts in English and German.

literature

Goethe's Kinderuni

How do Languages Differ? Sevilen Demirkaya’s children’s university lecture invites pupils from years 5 – 8 on an exciting linguistic voyage.

education

Einstürzende Neubauten

3 Decades of Einstürzende Neubauten - 2 Nights of Celebration. The Berlin band has been an integral part of the international music scene for 30 years.

music

Think German career fair

A career fair for German graduates and career talks for pupils in order to offer young people a tangible reason for learning German.

education

Lali Puna

Electropop from Munich combining traditional instruments, experimental samples and Valerie Trebeljahr's unique voice.

music

Schiller's The Robbers

The play that propelled Schiller to stardom remains a fierce, fast and furious exploration of modern masculinity. This new version is by Daniel Millar and Mark Leipacher.

theatre

2010 Bithell Memorial Lecture: Matt Frei (BBC)

literature

Think German Conference - Scotland

Keith Brown, Minister for Schools and Skills, is the keynote speaker at the high-level language conference for different stakeholders to discuss the state of language learning.

conference

Get Well Soon

Germany's currently most successful indie/alternative band returns to the UK for a gig in November

music